One for the Lovebirds

 I'm back again, Internet Denizens!

This scrapbook album is BIG. Since it for a wedding, I wanted it to be able to hold some showcase photos at an 8 x 10 inch size. So, a handful of 8 x 10 inch photos can fit in this 8.5 x 10.5 inch album, but the main photo size is to use a mix of 5 x 7 inch photos and two 4 x 6 inch photos.

The wedding was in February 2026 and I finished the album just about a week before the event so the filming is not the best. (I was in a hurry!) The paper collection by Paper Rose was just stunning. The wedding colours were navy blue, blush pink, and sage green. The blue in this collection is actually an indigo blue, but I couldn't pass it up. It's just beautiful and still looks great with navy.

The cover paper is just so gorgeous that I didn't do a thing to it. Not even a title, as it's self explanatory!

I made a matching card but I photographed it about the night before the event, so it's photo is from late at night and not very good. My craft room was a disaster from creating the album that I had to take the picture on the floor. Sorry for the quality!

I used the second sheet of the cover paper to tie the card back to the album. I hope they kept it in a tuck spot in there! While it is three dimensional, it does fold flat to go in an envelope, so it could go in a tuck spot or pocket in the album.

Here is the video!

https://youtu.be/jj-TraswOGM

Enjoy!

Finally - One for the boys!

 Hello Internet World again!

This next make I'm sharing is a baby album I made for a baby BOY! So many paper crafting goodies are aimed at women as it is the largest demographic market that consumes the goods. But we need to make for the men too. Personally, I find that most male-themed... well... anything, not just paper crafting, tends to be very stereotypical.

Luckily though, when it comes to babies, there are iconic baby things that are gender neutral or that have an established boy vs. girl version. I know, I know, boy vs. girl is not-so-much a thing these days, but mom and dad declared baby a boy. 

I am toooo slow of a crafter to create in advance of when a baby is born! My August 2023 baby girl album was for a baby already about 3 years old. My late 2025 one made it just in time before baby's 2nd birthday. And this one was around the same mark, I believe.

Here is the album!

And here is the video!

https://youtu.be/-p6obl6gwXU

My favourite part is constructing the album. Decorating goes much slower. I have been improving my build designs in tiny increments, but I'm quite happy with my sewn ribbon signatures. The tweak on this design is the size. This baby boy album is 6.5 x 8.5 inches. It is intended for standard 4 x 6 inch photos, but it can accommodate some 5 x 7 inch photos.

I hope you are getting some inspiration from these albums. 

Keep well!

Scrapbook Albums! - I've made a few

 Hello Internet World!

Sorry I have been missing in action. I do still create, just at a much much slower pace. I'll be sharing some of my latest YouTube videos here so you can see some of the things I've been up to.

Most recent to my last post, I started working on some baby mini-albums. Well, they were not truly that  mini. After the first baby girl album in August 2023, I made another that I posted towards the end of 2025. The cover is a shaker front with a sweet Penny Black bunny image that I watercoloured on it.

Here is the video.

https://youtu.be/Qe6h_VobhMw?si=MfR6L1OLle5n5U9M

Stay tuned! I have more things scheduled to share. If you return to visit me, THANK-YOU! I am so grateful for the inspiration I glean from other creators online that I like to show what has come of it in what I've made too.

Keep well.

House Shaped Easel Card - Happy Diwali

I saw this house shaped card video by Jennifer McGuire and remembered I have a Top Dog Die (now out of business) that is a house shape. It's 5 x 7 so I knew I could make a shaped card out of it. So, I shopped my stash! I knew I had a lot of smaller dies I could use with this house but I did keep it pretty simple.

Easel cards is the theme of my next card making class. I did a slimline card class in October as my first class in 2 years. The kit was a repeat for those who didn't make it to my class in October 2019, but I did change up one of the card to use a new stamp set. But - that's a story for another day!

When I made the sample for my easel card class, I realized the string of lights could be perfect for Diwali! Lights play an important role in this holiday for several religions. I have a co-worker who celebrates both Diwali and Christmas. So, I made this card for her.

I have an alphabet set of "Lego-like" peg stamps that click together, so I knew I could spell out Diwali. For my Christmas versions of the house cards, I spelled out "holidays" to go with the "Happy". I also have a giant "Noel" stamp, so I cut that from the red satin finish cardstock and then spelled "Joyeux" to go with it so I have a French language option too! The size of the big word stamps fill the rooftops of these houses perfectly, or else they would have looked like a big void.

While my holiday houses have more greenery, I opted for more light strings for the Diwali version. I cut them from white cardstock and coloured them with copics and glitter pens. The bulbs are all glittery. I also used my lamp post die. I rarely get to use it, even though I love the lantern-style of the lamp posts. Behind these ones, I put some alcohol inked paper that I did over pearl card I made. So, it's a shiny alcohol ink blend of yellows and oranges.

I love how easel cards display themselves. This way, you can see the warm sentiment inside and enjoy the outside of the card at the same time!

There are A LOT of windows on this card, each with 3 steps: The window frame, some vellum, some blue cardstock. The vellum is very subtle but it does help give that window pane glass look.

I have lots of dies that can make shaped cards. I just never have the inspiration to get up and do it! But this time I did! I will try to remember to share my holiday versions later in the year!